Spring 2025 Photo Portfolio Review, co-hosted by FFOTO and Bulger Gallery

Spring 2025 Photography Portfolio Review, co-hosted by FFOTO and Bulger Gallery

Join us on May 2 at Stephen Bulger Gallery for a round of portfolio reviews, co-hosted by FFOTO.

Designed to accelerate photo-based art practices, attendees will sign up to meet one-on-one with key professionals in Canada’s fine arts community, gaining feedback and advice from top institutional and corporate curators, art dealers and consultants, educators, publishers, and representatives from renowned artist-run centres.

All artists with photo-based practices are invited to attend - emerging, mid-career, and established artists alike.

Bring portfolios of prints, and/or your laptop/tablet*, to share your work with reviewers.

Please note that some reviewers will prefer to see at least 1 example of an exhibition photograph. If you make large prints, it is best to have a sample you can easily unroll; it is understood that these sample prints are not for sale and may show some wear-and-tear.

*Ensure that your devices are fully charged as power outlets are limited.

DETAILS:

What: Photography Portfolio Reviews

When: Friday, May 2, starting at 12:30pm

Where: Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1356 Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6J 1Y2

Session One: 12:30pm - 2:05pm

(Four sessions, each is 20 minutes long)

Session Two: 3:00pm - 4:35pm

(Four sessions, each is 20 minutes long)

Reviewer assignments will be handed out to all participants on the day of the event.

Session Pricing:

Early Bird Pricing (offered until April 13)

$250 for 4 sessions (Session One OR Session Two)

$500 for 8 sessions (Session One AND Session Two)

Regular Pricing (commencing April 14)

$350 for 4 sessions (Either Session One OR Session Two)

$700 for 8 sessions (Both Session One AND Session Two)

Bundle and save at check-out! Purchase both Morning and Afternoon sessions and save $100 using coupon code FFOTO100 (offer valid for Regular Price tickets only)

List of reviewers/affiliations:

Alana Traficante, Executive Director, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography

Birthe Piontek, Artist + Associate Professor of Photography, Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Caroline Pearson, Curator & Associate Director, Demetriou Art Group

Chris Donovan, Director, Photo E(a)st Festival

Christina Leslie, Artist + Assistant Curator, McMaster Museum of Art

Clare Vander Meersch, Senior Photo Editor, The Globe and Mail

Craig D'Arville, Co-founder, FFOTO

Danna Heitner, Art Advisor, Danna Heitner Advisory

Elisa Coish, Curator & Associate Director, Demetriou Art Group

Emilie Croning, Independent Curator

Frances Loeffler, Curator, The Power Plant

John Geoghegan, Associate Curator, McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Joséphine Denis, Director of Curatorial Initiatives, BAND Gallery

Kyle Matuzewiski, Co-Director, Bau-Xi Gallery

Liz Ikiriko, Curator, Gallery TPW

Maria Kanellopoulos, Associate Curator, TD Bank Corporate Art Collection

MaryAnn Camilleri, President, The Magenta Foundation

Melanie Trojkovic, Gallery Director, United Contemporary

Michèle Pearson Clarke, Artist + Assistant Professor of Photography, Toronto Metropolitan University

Myra Charlebois, Publisher, Free Pony Press

Nicola Hamilton, Creative Director, Serviette

Rita Godlevskis, Publisher/Editor, photoED Magazine

Sara Angelucci, Artist + Instructor, Photography, Toronto Metropolitan University

Shelli Cassidy-McIntosh, Director + Partner, Olga Korper Gallery

Stephen Bulger, President, Stephen Bulger Gallery

Tara Smith, Programs Director, CONTACT Photography Festival

AFTER PURCHASING YOUR SESSIONS, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ASKING FOR YOUR RANKED LIST OF PREFERRED REVIEWERS.

After purchasing your session packages, you will receive a follow-up email prompting you to submit your list of preferred reviewers, ranked in order of preference (4 or 8 reviewers, depending upon whether you've registered for one or both sessions). We will do our best to accommodate registrants based on preference, and due to demand reserve the right to assign reviewers as required. Registrants who do not provide a list of preferred reviewers will be assigned their appointments by the FFOTO team.

In the follow-up email process, registrants will be encouraged to provide links to their websites or social media accounts, as well as a CV or description of their art practice to-date.

Important info!

Session One will begin promptly at 12:30pm. Please arrive by 12:15pm to pick up your reviewer assignments.

Session Two will begin promptly at 3:00pm. Please arrive by 2:45pm to pick up your reviewer assignments.

Each session comprises four reviews, each 20 minutes in length.

No refunds will be issued for missed sessions.

Review appointments are limited and awarded on a first purchased, first assigned basis.

Reviewer preferences cannot be guaranteed; we expect to fill these sessions quickly, so don’t delay registering as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Questions: [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1356 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada